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Books Read in 2019 (309) Books Read in 2021 (495) » 17 més Top Five Books of 2018 (659) GAL Book Club (3) To Read (30) Books Read in 2020 (2,730) FAB 2023 (5) Family Drama (46) READ in 2023 (62) Books Tagged Abuse (93) To Read (18) No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. FROM AMAZON: A desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature. Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes the impulsive decision to move his wife and daughter north where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier. Cora will do anything for the man she loves, even if means following him into the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Leni, caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, has little choice but to go along, daring to hope this new land promises her family a better future. In a wild, remote corner of Alaska, the Allbrights find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the newcomers’ lack of preparation and dwindling resources. But as winter approaches and darkness descends, Ernt’s fragile mental state deteriorates. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: they are on their own. This epic novel about Alaska is a beautifully constructed story about an abusive husband with PTSD, his wife and daughter moving to the Great Alone to make an unpolluted start. Descriptive detailed research makes the reading a rich experience. There are times that the romantic elements overtake the story arc. Luckily these episodes are infrequent. There are enough surprise turns that you can forgive any predictable outcomes. Cathartic tears will finish you off at the end. THIS TOOK ME OVER A MONTH TO READ but im so glad i finally did. love this book, its ingrained into my brain and i think abt it all the time. this book was so well written in my opinion, the characters felt very real and the descriptions of alaska and winter and survival will never leave my brain. theres so many amazing lines about motherhood, justice for women and family dynamics and i couldnt stop annotating. it was hard to read at times and dats also why it took me so long to finish coz i needed breaks but i love this book anyways. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Lenora Allbright is 13 when her father convinces her mother, Cora, to forgo their inauspicious existence in Seattle and move to Kaneq, AK. It's 1974, and the former Vietnam POW sees a better future away from the noise and nightmares that plague him. Having been left a homestead by a buddy who died in the war, Ernt is secure in his beliefs, but never was a family less prepared for the reality of Alaska, the long, cold winters and isolation. Locals want to help out, especially classmate Matthew Walker, who likes everything about Leni. Yet the harsh conditions bring out the worst in Ernt, whose paranoia takes over their lives and exacerbates what Leni sees as the toxic relationship between her parents. The Allbrights are as green as greenhorns can be, and even first love must endure unimaginable hardship and tragedy as the wilderness tries to claim more victims. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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I've said this before several times: I have such mixed feelings about Kristin Hannah's novels. I really like her stories, but I feel her writing leaves something to be desired, and at this point I've read a few of both her older and newer novels. And while this may or may not be my favorite of hers thus far, I do feel like she turned a corner with this one. Maybe better editing, but I'd like to think she's maturing as a writer and becoming more polished. At any rate, while this novel started out somewhat slow and I wasn't really gripped until about halfway through, it definitely picked up. Some dark subject matter here, and while some of the plot was predictable, other parts were not. It's not a 5-star read for me as it has been for many readers, but it certainly deserves a recommendation. (